Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin (File)Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to expedite the repatriation of the fishermen stranded in Oman’s capital Muscat.
ஓமன் நாட்டிலுள்ள மஸ்கட்டில் சிக்கித் தவிக்கும் கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்த 8 மீனவர்களை மீட்க தூதரக அளவிலான நடவடிக்கைகளை விரைவுபடுத்திடக்கோரி மாண்புமிகு ஒன்றிய வெளியுறவுத்துறை அமைச்சர் @DrSJaishankar அவர்களுக்கு மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் @mkstalin அவர்கள் கடிதம் எழுதியுள்ளார். pic.twitter.com/5YSfUiS8IW
— CMOTamilNadu (@CMOTamilnadu) August 5, 2022
In a letter addressed to the Union Minister, the Chief Minister said eight fishermen from Kanyakumari district were stranded in Muscat, Oman, due to the expiry of their visas and non-payment of salary by the Oman national under whom they were working.
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“They had travelled to Oman on March 13. Their names and passport numbers are attached (to the letter). I request you to urgently take up the issue through appropriate diplomatic channels to expedite their repatriation and also offer all consular support,” Stalin said in the letter.
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First published on: 06-08-2022 at 07:46:37 am
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